![]() ![]() So how do you get there? Blu-ray 3D offers a solid video solution, but what about the neglected audio? First realize that the limited dynamic range and radiation pattern of domed tweeters is the culprit. It can now be stated with considerable authority that doomed tweeters reproduce sound as if it were a recording and not as if you were there, given their loss of fidelity.Ī major goal of Home theater system is to create an immersive virtual window and temporarily escape into that reality (witness the effect Avatar had on some people). By their very nature, patents stifle innovation and competition: progress is fleeting and expensive (the Heil air-motion tweeter patents are another example of superior technology left languishing ).Īs a result, for decades, consumers have literally been forced to live-with (and accepted) the limited dynamic range and other anomalies of domed tweeters. Then there are the horn patents, many which are held by JBL. Then there is the hearing challenged musicians at the mixing console. Horns also got a bad-rap for their widespread use as Public Address (PA) systems which are almost always mated to harsh sounding electronics. The difference has been rightly attributed to the good and not-so-good (throaty and nasal) attributes of horn systems. ![]() It's been readily apparent that commercial movie theaters have greater dynamic range and clarity than home systems.
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